Feeding-receptacle.



M. R. FOSTER.

FEEDING RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 4, I918.

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MABY'ROBERTSFOSTEB, OELDUBANGO, COLORADO.

FEEDING-REGEPTAGLE.

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Specification of Letters latent.

Patented Apr. 22, 1919.

Application filedOctober 4, 1918. Serial No. 256,859.

To all who mil? may concern:

' specification.

This invention relates in general to. animal husbandry and is a nursingor feeding receptacle for calves, lambs and other young animals.

One object of this invention is the production of a receptacle-which hasdispensing portions thereon, thus permitting the animals to nurseiin theusual manner to receive the contents of the receptacle.

Another object of this invention is the production of afeedingreceptacle, wherein the bottom is-conveX and has the corners ofthe device in the lowest plane, thus causing the liquid within thereceptacle to be directed down into the necks, so that when thenipples-upon the necks are actuated by the young animals the contentsmay be easily dispensed.

One practical form of construction and assembly of the present inventionwill be hereinafter described and is illustrated in the drawing, inwhich,

Figure 1 is a detailed perspective view of the complete feedingornursing receptacle, portions of the cover being broken away.

Fig. 2 is a sectionthrough the upper portion of the device.

Fig. 3 is a section in fragmentary sectional view through the lowerportion of the receptacle.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section through one of the necks and a nipplemounted thereon.

Fig. 5 is a view somewhat similar to Fig. at illustrating how the cap isused upon the neck when the nipple is removed, and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary detail perspective view for another form ofsecurement for the receptacle.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention about to bedescribed, it will be seen that 10 indicates in general the re ceptacle.The receptacle consists of side walls 11 and end walls 12 which areconnected together by flat corner walls 13 which extend obliquely to theside and end walls of the receptacle. The bottom 14: ofthe receptacle 10is convex, asillustrated in Figs.

1 and 3 and for this reason is lowest at the corners. Therefore, whenliquid is poured into the receptacle, this liquid will run down towardthe-corners of the receptacle.

In order to support the receptacle above the ground, standard bodies 16which are I of the strap like construction have standards 17 dependingfrom their ends, these standards 17 have feet 18 thereon whichmay extendoutwardly as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3 or maybe bent to extendinwardly without departing from the spirit of the invention. Therefore,it will be seen that the receptacle will be efficiently supported andthat the standard bodies are curved throughout their entirelength, theywill rest evenly upon the bottom 14.

A cover l9'hasza flange 20 formed thereon, thus permitting the flange tobe slipped down inside the receptacle to engage the inner surfaces ofthe walls, a though the cover will rest upon the top edge of the wall,thus forming a tight closure for pltiVGl'i'iling spilling of thecontents of the receptacle and also protect the same from dust or otherrefuse. A handle 21 is carried upon the cover 19, thus facilitating theremoving of the cover or the placing thereof upon the receptacle. Thebail 22 is mounted as indicated at 23 upon the end walls 12 of thereceptacle and this bail is provided with a grip 24:, thus permittingthe transportation of the receptacle when desired.

Instead of supporting the device directly upon the ground or support, itmay be desired to put the same upon an elevated support, for instance,as the rail of a fence or the like, and for this reason the hooks 25 areprovided and have their bodies 26 red as indicated at 27 upon the sidewalls of the receptacle. Accordingly, it is obvious that these hooks 25may be placed over one or more rails for supporting the receptacle in anelevated position. In this connection, instead of providing the hooks adevice similar to that'illustrated in Fig. 5 may be employed wherein theclamp 28 is carried by the bolt 29 connected to the receptacle. As thebolt is rotated, it is obvious the clamp 28 will be moved toward thereceptacle or away from the receptacle. lVhen it is moved toward thereceptacle it is obvious it will grip the support interposed between thereceptacle and the clamp, thus firmly supporting the receptacle withoutdanger of accidental displacement.

A hollow externally threaded neck 30 ex tends from each lower cor-ner ofthe receptacle and extends downwardly at an angle, as illustratedclearly in Figs. 4 and 5. Each neck 30 is provided with a groove 31 atits inner end for purposes to be hereinafter described. When thereceptacle is not in use, an internally threaded cap 32 is screwed intoengagement therewith, forming a tight closure, as indicated in Fig. 5.When however, the device is in use, the caps are first removed from theneck and nipples 33 slipped over the neck to allow their inner ends 34to fit within the groove 3-1, for holding 'the nipples againstdisplacement. Therefore, when the nipples are gripped by the younganimals, it is obvious the liquid contents of the receptacle will bedrawn therefrom, although when the nipples are released, it is obviousthey will prevent the liquid contents of the receptacle from leakingtherefrom. Thus it will be seen that a receptacle has been provided forcalves, lambs and other young animals, which will allow the animals tonursein the usual manner, until the entire contents of the receptaclehave been drawn therefrom.

It will therefore be seen that a very eflicient feeding receptacle hasbeen provided which is of a simple nature in construction and which isprovided with means for allowing the same to be supported at variouselevations and in different manners. It will also be noted that theprovision of the nipples upon the necks allows young animals to nurse inthe usual manner, while the convex construction of the bottom causes theentire liquid contents of the receptacle to be directed toward thecorners to pass into the nipples when the same are carried upon theneck.

The foregoing description and the drawings have reference to what may beconsidered the preferred, or approved, form of construction of myinvention. It is to be understood that I may make such changes inconstruction and arrangement and combination of parts, materials,dimensions, et cetera, as may prove expedient and fall within the scopeof the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a feeding device of the class described, the combination of areceptacle which is substantially rectangular in cross section, thecorners of the receptacle being bent to form obliquely extending cornerwalls, an upwardly convexed bottom carried by said receptacle, saidbottom sloping downward to each corner of the receptacle, and nursingmeans carried by said receptacle at the lowest portion of said cornerwalls, whereby animals standing around the receptacle will not crowdeach other, although the corner walls will prevent injury to the nursinganimals, while the arrangement of the bottom allows .the contents of thereceptacle to be entirely drained therefrom.

2. In a feeding device of the class described, the combination of areceptacle which is substantially rectangular in cross section, thecorners of said receptacle being bent to form oblique corner walls, anupwardly convexed bottom carried by said receptacle, the corners of thebottom slanting downward to the lower portion of the corner walls, aneck leading from each corner wall at the lower end thereof, said necksradiating with respect to each other, and nipples carried by said necks,whereby young animals nursing will stand at the corners of thereceptacle and due to the radiating construction of the necks will notcrowd, although the obliquely extending flat corners will prevent injuryto the animals heads.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

MARY ROBERTS FOSTER.

Witnesses:

JOHN H. ALEXANDER, CHARLES H. CoNRoY.

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Washington, D. C.

